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We are attacking Agatu people because they killed 10,000 of our cows - Herdsmen

Written By Idoma Television on Thursday, March 3, 2016 | 11:55:00 PM

The Fulani community in Benue State has explained the real cause of their endless hostilities with Agatu people in the state.The herdsmen claimed that the crisis started after 10,000 cattle belonging to their members were killed by Agatu natives.

Ado Boderi, who spoke on behalf of the Fulani community on Thursday,
during a meeting between Agatu community, Fulani community and the
Police Inspector General, Solomon Arase, said criminal elements from
both sides escalated the crisis despite the quick intervention of the
governor.Speaking on behalf of Agatu people, Akpa Iduh, lamented the continued unprovoked attacks on his people by “Fulani mercenaries”.

Iduh,
who said that the crisis started over five decades ago, lamented that
it had recently turned into a war because of the types of weapons the
herdsmen were using against them.

He alleged that the “Fulani
mercenaries” were killing both children and pregnant women on sight,
adding that they were powerless after embracing the Benue Amnesty
Programme and surrendered illegal arms to government.

“The herdsmen are bent on turning our land into their grazing area, thereby rendering us homeless and without food.

“Is it because we are minority and poor that they are using their numerical advantage and wealth against us?

“We are going to remain in Agatu until the day they have succeeded in killing all of us.”On
his part, the Inspector- General of Police, Solomon Arase, said that
the force had deployed enough policemen to end the clashes.

“I
am in Benue on the directives of Mr President on a fact- finding
mission and to also see if there is a way to resolve the crisis.“We have enough officers to end the ongoing crisis between farmers and herdsmen in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue.

“We have also deployed additional four units of police teams in the area to arrest the situation.

“There
is no way we can all live together without having disagreements with
one another at some point; it is the way we manage the disagreements
that matters.

“Both the farmers and herdsmen must learn to
cohabit with one another as a nation for the peace and progress of our
people,” he said

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